Advance voting is officially underway in Toronto's 2026 municipal election. Polls opened this morning at two locations in each of the city's 25 wards, giving eligible voters a full week to cast ballots ahead of election day on Monday, October 26. Advance voting runs daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Sunday, October 11.
Election officials expect a significant share of the vote to be cast during the advance window, as the city's municipal elections have increasingly seen early ballots play a decisive role. Voters can confirm their ward's advance poll locations and hours through the City of Toronto's elections portal.
The mayoral race itself remains remarkably static, according to race analysis published this week: polling has shown no clear trend in weeks, with a large chunk of the electorate potentially casting ballots early without any late-campaign shift. Campaigns on all sides will be watching the advance turnout numbers closely as the final two weeks of the campaign get underway.
